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    		• Jones, Thomas Hudson,
     
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    		• Lorimer Rich and Associates,
     
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    		• History -- United States
     
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    		• Allegory -- Civic
     
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    		• Allegory -- Other
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Virginia -- Arlington
     
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    		• Relief
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Jones, Thomas Hudson, 1892-1969, sculptor.
    Lorimer Rich and Associates, architectural firm.
    Title: 
    Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Designed ca. 1928-1930.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image
    Medium: 
    Vermont marble.
    Dimensions: 
    9 x 11 x 16 ft.
    Description: 
    The rectangular tomb is carved on one side with a relief panel depicting three allegorical figures that commemorate the spirit of the Allies during World War I. A male figure standing on the far right, a sword held in his left hand, symbolizes Victory. A female figure representing Peace stands in the center, her left arm extending an olive branch toward Victory, and her right hand holding the hand of a female figure representing the Allies. The other three sides of the tomb are carved in relief with alternating Doric pilasters and wreaths.
    Subject: 
    History -- United States -- World War I
    Allegory -- Civic -- Peace
    Allegory -- Other -- Triumph
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Virginia -- Arlington
    Relief
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Washington, District of Columbia
    Located Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia
    Remarks: 
    On July 3,1926, Congress authorized the Secretary of War to commission by competition the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier memorial, with a $50,000 appropriation to cover the cost of the memorial. On Sept. 27, 1928, the Commission of Fine Arts approved the design submitted by L0rimer Rich and Thomas Hudson Jones. And, on Sept. 16, 1930, the overall plan for the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier memorial was approved by the Commission of Fine Arts.
    References: 
    Michael Richman, SAAM curatorial assistant, 1967-1969.
    Dupre, Judith, "Monuments: America's History in Art and Memory," New York, NY: Random House, Inc., 2007, pg. 102-105.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    Dupre, Judith, "Monuments: America's History in Art and Memory," New York, NY: Random House, Inc., 2007, pg. 102.
    Note: 
    The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
    Repository: 
    Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
    Control Number: 
    IAS 78250031
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